Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-28

which sell for 25c to soc apiece IN the
sta,rs we got at $500 per hundred. Mos
beautiful hand embroidered black silk IL
dress length, each width S1.5O-WortL
at least eight dollars width on the
| Their side, but then we had
| holy error of our dear Uncle Sans offices
on the American side of the bridge. Some
passengers got caught and had to pay duty
The river is not as wide as the Arkansas al
| Wichita, but is otherwise exactly like it.
We left there Saturday night at p. m
Young Irving Richmond, of Andale, got
left, but caught us again at Cotton, IN Cal
| ifornia. Sunday found US at Tucson fol
break fast. We had an hour or two there,
SO Will Weodman and myself took most OF
the ladies round the place in a carriage.
From there on to Yuma nothing but
desert. We saw cactus, great big sound
fellows from four to thirty feet in heighth,
AT one place where we stopped for water
we saw a couple of boys with fourteen
quail, the chaparell kind, which they had
lust killed; we also saw some in the brush,
and q fine cbaparell cock running through
il. At about p H. we came to quite an
Indian settlement Of Papago Indians, rath-
er clean and good looking, right on the
desert. We had eighteen Pulmans in one
train, tender, two engines and baggage
cars. Most of the time we had two en-
cines pulling US We left Yuma at p.
M. aud next morning saw the first green
thing since leaving home. In California,
on the tops Of some Of the mountains, we
saw snow. At about 10 a. N. we got TO
Cotton. fine lively town, and IN a line
fruit growing section, seven miles from
Riverside, where they are celebrated on
account of their oranges. Previous to
reaching Cotton, we found many orange
groves along side Of the road loaded down
with fruit. This being the first time many
of the passengers ever saw oranges grow
ing, it made quite an interesting sight for
them. The peach trees were also just com
ING into full bloom. At Pomona, near
Cotton, they have fine artesion wells. We
arrived at Los Angeles at noon, fine
handsome town Of a little over fifty thou
sand. To begin TO describe it is hard,
still will try what l can to inform you.
lie had quite time to get good hotel,
but finally found one, the Stevenson House,
kept by an old Kansas City man. Here
fifteen OF us are domiciled. We rode
around town in the afternoon, taking i'll
the delights, and more neat, clean tasty
place i would be hard to find. The roses
are in full bloom. Seine Of the houses are
covered with the very finest varieties Of
them Heliotrope is also in full bloom,
and grows more like a tree than a plant
seven and eight feet in height. Niolets,
primroees. fuSchias, Gala lilies, and Il va
rietv Of other flowers are in full bloom
The finest cypress hedges and evcrgrcenS
We ever saw; every house has them. Orange
trees are in tull bearing
Next morning we went out with the
whole company accompanied by y. L.
Martin. who is in The real estate business
Here looking around out to L. p. Ford's
two places. found Mrs Ford and the child
rem all well. Fred had gone off some
seventy miles on hunting trip into the
mountains to look at some land. We
plucked some fine oranges on his place,
and also some lemons and roses We saw
acres and hundreds of acres all loaded down
with oranges in the neighSorhoed. the trees
many Of them with six and eight props I'M
der the limbs to hold up their weight of
fruit which is now beginning to vipen; but
it is yet early for the bulk of the crop
which will be in its prime in March or
April: but oranges last for over u year on
the trees. We saw ripe fruit, little green
ones and blossoms, all at the same time.
Next morning, Wednesday, we drove to
the nice little town Of Pacedena, then TO
the Sierra Malre villa to dinner at the foot
of the range of mountains Of the same
name. then on TO Lucky Bsldwin's ranch
OF GO, coo acres; a magnificent place and
the greatest race horse breeder on the Pa
cifc coast. We came home by San
Gabriel. where there is very ancient
/ Catholic church with a chime of old
/ Spanish bells Thursday some Of rs went
To Santa Anna. thirty miles from here, the
most beautiful valley | ever saw, to attend
( a sale Of lots there About eight minutes
( ride nv horse car from the town Of Santa
Anna, nice beautiful town Of some four
thousand inhabitants. eight miles from the
coast, with the finest and largest oranges
we had vet seen Wichita had the honor
of buying the first lot put up for sale.
bought it myself. on Palm Avenue. a cor
uer lot: also another corner LOT and one al
/ Joining it. three lots in all was the only
one there that invested; size Of lots 50xls6
all on one avenue called Palm. beautifully
planted with palms and evergreens every
twelve feet This place ias plenty Of
water. also lumber Of artesian wells
We got back at p. m. There were only
seventy-two lots and all sold in three
hours by auction. These lots viii doub,,
in three months l believe. and never go
left on real estate deal yet Friday morn
iag-it is raw here, that is il is-damp ans
chilly. We did all intend to go 10 SAINT;
Monica to see the Pacific ocean and battle